Luke
Tur Bo
Lucky
It’s either been raining or too hot to work dogs this week. When I first started hunting as an adult I was a rabbit hunter. As I mowed my lawn I got to thinking about a rabbit hunt I went on many years ago. Back in those days the limit on rabbits was 10 and if you hunted very long you could harvest that many. Ten rabbits will weigh you down.
I had quit rabbit hunting and started quail hunting. After quail season was over for the year a friend called and asked me to go rabbit hunting. He had beagles and any hunting is better than no hunting. Smitty was a good friend and I really enjoyed his company. For me, this was just a social trip.
He had a couple of beagles and we turned them loose. We were walking along together, listening to the beagles. I really wasn’t wanting to have to carry a bunch of rabbits. Smitty was carrying a 12 gauge and I had my A-5 Browning 20 gauge. (Later it was stolen from me and I found it 17 years later. If you would like to read that story go to the archives and click on October of 2013.)
In those days almost every little brush pile had a couple of rabbits in them. We were walking along visiting when a rabbit jumped up right in front of us. We both shot about the same time and I said, ” I believe you got that one.” He put it in his game bag. We walked on, still visiting.
A few minutes later the beagles ran a rabbit close to Smitty and he killed it. We walked on and pretty soon another rabbit jumped up in front of us and we both shot. I said, “I believe you beat me. I think I shot a dead rabbit.” He put another one in his game bag. The beagles ran a rabbit by on my side and I missed it.
We walked on, talking. Pretty soon another rabbit got up in front of us and we both shot. I said, “Dang, you beat me again.” I can still see him, in my mind, bent over to pick up the rabbit and without even straightening he turned, looked at me and said, “now wait a minute.” I started to laugh. I don’t remember how many rabbits we killed that day but he made me carry my share.
Dolly on point.
Tur Bo and Dolly both on point.
Luke pointing Dolly honoring.